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20 Aug 2011
MARK KEOHANE is backing the Boks to win on Saturday, but RYAN VREDE thinks the All Blacks will spoil the PE party.
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20 Jun 2013
Heinrich Brussow will play in Japan after failing to make an impression on Bok coach Heyneke Meyer. The Volksblad newspaper reported that Brussow will take up a club career in Japan after the Cheetahs complete their Super Rugby commitments. The nature of his Japanese club contract is such that he is not available for national selection, as it is with all the South African players in Japan. He will continue to play Super Rugby for the Cheetahs. Meyer has not rated Brussow since taking charge and the player has been described as a penalty liability and not a good enough all-round player. It ... Read Article1 Jun 2013
The Bulls are South Africa's best team and they proved it in Bloemfontein. The Cheetahs have been outstanding all season and they were as good on Saturday night as they have been at any stage. Still it wasn't good enough to beat the Bulls, who won 30-25 after leading 30-13 with 10 minutes to play. The Cheetahs finished brilliantly and deserved the bonus point, but the Bulls consolidated their top two league placing thanks to an imposing first hour. Pierre Spies was impressive as team and pack leader, Arno Botha was ever present and the No 9, 10, 12 Bulls axis of Francois Hougaard, Morne ... Read Article11 Jun 2013
Brendan Venter's appointment as Sharks Director of Rugby is a good one. But the decision to end John Plumtree's Sharks coaching tenure is not. Former Springbok and Italy coach Nick Mallett turned down an invitation for the role of Sharks Director of Rugby and Venter, formerly the head coach and Director of Rugby at Saracens, will start his job at the outset of the Currie Cup season. Plumtree remains the Super Rugby head coach until the end of this season's tournament but his contract has not been renewed. Plumtree is highly rated in Europe and will in all likelihood link up with a European ... Read Article20 Jun 2013
Dan Carter is one of five changes to the All Blacks, while the French have made eight changes to the side kept scoreless in Christchurch. The All Blacks have already won the Test series after the crushing 30-0 triumph in the second Test and coach Steve Hansen will give Test debuts, either as a starting option or as substitutes, to all the uncapped players in his squad. Blues duo Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau are among the substitutes, as is Crusaders flank Matt Todd. Carter teams up with Piri Weepu in the halves and Rene Ranger finally gets a start ahead of Julian Savea. Victor Vito ... Read Article27 May 2013
Kiwi Vern Cotter is Scotland's new head coach. Cotter will only take up the position in a year's time. He will see out his contact with French club Clermont. Cotter's appointment means that New Zealanders will coach Scotland, Ireland (Joe Schmidt) and Wales (Warren Gatland). New Zealander Robbie Deans has been at the helm of Australia for the last five years and current Blues coach John Kirwan coached Italy and Japan. Kiwi coaches have also been at the helm of Samoa and Fiji in recent years. Read Article5 Mar 2013
MARK KEOHANE writes the Varsity Cup in its first year rocked. Since then it's just another professional tournament. The Varsity Cup may have the innovation of doing a few things differently, but what was supposed to be a celebration of student rugby somehow just seems like another tournament, in which the traditional power houses remain the traditional strengths in the tournament. Much has been made of the Port Elizabeth-based Nelson Mandela University display this season and equally there has been bewilderment at how poor Shimlas have been. But it seems the old one two of Stellenbosch University ... Read Article12 May 2013
Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. The teams were level 14-all at full time. Watson's try came four minutes into extra time. England won 19-14. England had the chance to win the match with the last play of the game in normal time. They were awarded a penalty and opted to take a drop kick for goal. It missed. Watson then rounded off a move after England had retained possession for two minutes. South Africa suffered further embarrassment when they lost for a second time in the tournament to the USA and were eliminated ... Read Article8 Jan 2013
Limpopo will play in the Vodacom Cup as a separate side for the first time this year. The region, which is a sub-union of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, has been granted a place in the tournament in its own rights to help foster rugby in South Africa’s far north. They join the 14 provincial unions as well as the returning Pampas XV from Argentina in the tournament, which kicks off in the second week of March and concludes in mid-May. The Polokwane-based Limpopo team will play in the North Section of the competition, along with the Blue Bulls, Golden Lions, Griffons, Leopards, Pumas, Valke ... Read Article20 Aug 2011
MARK KEOHANE is backing the Boks to win on Saturday, but RYAN VREDE thinks the All Blacks will spoil the PE party.
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20 Aug 2011, 07:12 am
Can Abs hold back early onslaught from Boks as they did last year at JS 100th?
20 Aug 2011, 07:13 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-371:
Hopefully… Kapa O Panga should only be pulled out on special occasions like against Aus in the Bledisloe…
20 Aug 2011, 07:27 am
Ka Mate has it roots with the whenua (land) it expouses stealth and survival. Least we forget.
20 Aug 2011, 07:28 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-399:
Yes he is, probably the biggest guy on the park aapart from a couple of the frontrowers….but neither of the players I mentioned are marking him – he will be facing off against Kaino, and good luck to anyone doomed with that task
20 Aug 2011, 07:30 am
@Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-403:
Good to see a real moari talk some facts,most of the kiwi posters on here do not even speak their mother tongue.
Heaps of manna to you.
20 Aug 2011, 07:31 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-405:
That would be “Maori” and “mana”
20 Aug 2011, 07:33 am
@Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-396: That is the truth, we just rubbish at management.
20 Aug 2011, 07:36 am
Where did all these Keewees come from?
We are surrounded, better brace myself for a kicking!
20 Aug 2011, 07:36 am
@Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-403: be careful of falling for ferns “friendly” facade…
20 Aug 2011, 07:37 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-409:
Good call Fern talks shite.
20 Aug 2011, 07:39 am
Hehe… KeoKiwi.co.za over here… great stuff…
You guys should come post real rugby over at ruggaworld.com there’s only a few Kiwi’s there of late…
20 Aug 2011, 07:44 am
@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-411: Morne is a good writer, he also posts on Rugby Talk
20 Aug 2011, 07:45 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-409:
I only return serve.
Are we going to co-exist in peace today?
@ricane(ricane)-406:
I actually have a M&M t-shirt
20 Aug 2011, 07:48 am
Have fun watching the game tonight all, may the best team win and may it be a tight hard fair contest.
I have to go to my rugby prizegiving now – hoping it goes as well for me as it has for the kids today:
Eldest son won his rugby 125-15
Yougest got 4 tries and won easily as well (rippa rugby)
Daughter got half the teams points at netball winning 8-1.
very proud dad!!
20 Aug 2011, 07:59 am
@JL1(JL1)-412:
For sure… ruggaworld.com is his site… I rate Rugby Talk… read it… don’t post… in between Aus/Kiwi/RSA rugby sites… moderating my investment site, numerous Gold, Futures, Commodity sites… Mixed Martial Arts sites… and writing for a few food/wine sites… (and having a wife) there is just not enough time…
20 Aug 2011, 08:02 am
@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-415:
Whats your investment site address, I used to be a broker at McBank a few years ago and still trade mainly in gold and silver equites so would be i nterested in taking a look.
20 Aug 2011, 08:03 am
@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-415: All investments are rubbish now
Mark Faber writes a good investment blog
20 Aug 2011, 08:06 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-416:
wow!you actually have a brain:-)
20 Aug 2011, 08:09 am
@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-415: wow….all that and still the time to spout the biggest load of kak here all bloody day…..U the biggest bullsh it bertie n the site….
20 Aug 2011, 08:10 am
there’s a BUZZ in the air, not a cloud in the sky, the street vendors at the robot to my gym are selling the new all black strip with the white collar
20 Aug 2011, 08:10 am
@grant10(grant10)-419:
Big big game for your boys today Grant.
20 Aug 2011, 08:12 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-420:
Do they sell more AB jerseys in SA than Bokke jerseys?
20 Aug 2011, 08:13 am
@grant10(grant10)-419:
How long does it take you to walk from your place to the beach?
20 Aug 2011, 08:15 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-423: 30 seconds …
20 Aug 2011, 08:17 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-421: Nervous as all hell my man…..watershed game,Boks lose this any momentum we may have had will be gone and we wil go over so low on confidence and self belief….time for excuses now well and truly over….this is it for us….
20 Aug 2011, 08:17 am
@grant10(grant10)-424: would take plod about a minute and a half though…
20 Aug 2011, 08:18 am
@grant10(grant10)-424: thats 30 seconds to the beach….about 90 seconds back….the steps up are farken hectic
20 Aug 2011, 08:20 am
@grant10(grant10)-425:
Thats what I reckon mate, others on this site are still saying it does’t matter if the Bokke lose again crazy stuff, it should open up in the second half and hopefully we’ll see some good tries from both sides and not too many Steyn droppie attempts.
20 Aug 2011, 08:20 am
gym time
may sacrifice a pet or 2 too the rugby Go ds for a win today….farken desperate not the word!
outta here
20 Aug 2011, 08:25 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-428: dont hold your breath with M Steyn….his inclusion is tantamount to the boks raising the white flag and heading back into the Laager ….skop en jag will rule the day…..boks will be as conservative as can be and try and grind out a win based on forward dominance at the set piece….
if boks kick poorly and the kiwis get there counterattacks synced it may be a long afternoon…
anyway, I live in hope, had a reallynice evening at newlands last nite watching WP and the Lions….great tussle and only decided literally with last kick of the game….good stuff, Mitchell has been a Go d send for the lions….
cheers…enjoy…
outta here
20 Aug 2011, 08:26 am
@grant10(grant10)-424:
is that walking or strutting?
20 Aug 2011, 08:32 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-431: swaggering
20 Aug 2011, 08:33 am
grant, Plod wouldn’t make it up those steps, they’re freaking hectic!
NzinChina: no they don’t but there’s a All Blacks supporters Club here with more than 3000 members. Yesterday you couldn’t walk in town without bumping into a guy – mostly coloured – with his arms out luke watson style, strutting with swagger
i anticipate the All Blacks crowd to be as vociferous as the crusaders crowd were @ newlands.
20 Aug 2011, 08:36 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-433: Sad, really sad
20 Aug 2011, 08:50 am
What kind of bank is McBank?
Scottish?
20 Aug 2011, 08:51 am
@Dawn(Dawn)-435: Sounds like a burger house
20 Aug 2011, 08:52 am
@JL1(JL1)-434:
It will all end in tears.
@Dawn(Dawn)-435:
RBS is scottish
20 Aug 2011, 08:55 am
Aaah. Nickname for royal bank scotland. Aye.
World of high finance fascinate me cos mainly I don’t have any.
20 Aug 2011, 09:00 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-437: No pride or passion for yourself and the people of your own country
But hey, these same people killed off EP rugby…..
20 Aug 2011, 09:05 am
@Dawn(Dawn)-435:
Its where Macdonalds keep their burgers.
20 Aug 2011, 09:15 am
“Samples of food served to the All Blacks during the Rugby World Cup will be frozen to provide a record for food safety.
According to the allblacks.com website, Rugby World Cup 2011 would document all meals provided to all teams at the tournaments, New Zealand Food and Safety Authority spokesperson Helen Keyes said.
“They have advised that they will have full traceability of team hotel meals, volunteer meals and VIP meals for the duration of the tournament,” she said.
“They also have daily reporting from team hotels and they will be freezing samples of each meal served.”
Rugby World Cup 2011 hospitality and logistics manager Ian Crowe said catering information was confidential but all meals served to players would be recorded.
“We order every meal to every location. We know who eats what, where and when,” he said.
The new process was not bought up because of the alleged food-poisoning of the All Blacks during the 1995 World Cup in Johannesburg, Crowe said.
“We are following best practice, so it’s unrelated to those issues.”
Illness swept through the 1995 All Black camp 48 hours before the World Cup final, with 27 members of the 35-man squad falling sick.
Former All Black Eric Rush said he escaped the ailment, as he missed a certain team dinner, opting for Pizza Hut instead.
Teams and officials will be served 103 000 meals over the duration of the 2011 tournament.”
20 Aug 2011, 09:16 am
They still go on about Suzie
20 Aug 2011, 09:17 am
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-441:
the closer to the rwc the more the paranoia grows.
nice
20 Aug 2011, 09:19 am
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-441:
Was there even a Pizza Hut in Jhb?
20 Aug 2011, 09:20 am
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-441: The pressure is building, the weight of expectation is heavy
20 Aug 2011, 09:22 am
There was a Pizza Hut in Deben for a couple of years and then closed down.
20 Aug 2011, 09:23 am
@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-443: @JL1(JL1)-445: @wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-442: Yawn..
still hoping for a choke boys?
eish, at least show some ticker and have faith that your team can beat us, not just tonight but at the WC..
or are you all STILL hoping someone else knocks us out??
20 Aug 2011, 09:24 am
Are they already thinking of their excuses?
20 Aug 2011, 09:25 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-447: oh we saffas have learned that NZ takes care of themselves at RWCs
20 Aug 2011, 09:25 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-447:
I have stated ad naseum that if my side makes the knockout stages they have a chance to win the cup.
simple.
I support the Springboks.
The RWC is not won by the side that the all blacks choke against.
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